La Mode

La Mode was a Spanish pop music group, active during the first half of the 1980s. They were one of the exponents of the "Movida Madrileña" movement, formed by former Paraíso member Fernando Márquez "El Zurdo". Their first show was at the Escuela de Caminos de Madrid on December 12, 1981. 

 

A few months later they recorded their first demo which included “Cita en Hawaii” and “Aquella Chica”. In 1982 they released both their first EP and their first album entitled 'El Eterno Femenino', featuring “Aquella Canción de Roxy”, possibly the most famous song in the history of the band. 

 

In 1984 they published their second album, which did not achieve the commercial and critical success of the previous one. In April 1984, Márquez left and was replaced by Daniel Ballester. During this period they composed the theme for the TVE show “Caja de Ritmos” and released the mini-LP 'Lejos del Paraíso'. In 1986 La Mode released their last album, 'La Evolución de las Costumbres', that went unnoticed and caused their split. The song “La Evolución de las Costumbres” is considered one of the best dark wave songs made in Spain. 

 

On October 24, 2014, the band Robots y Japonesas (a clear reference to the lyrics of the song “El Eterno Femenino”), formed by the founders of La Mode Mario Gil (keyboards) and Antonio Zancajo (guitar), joined by José Luis Moro, from Un Pingüino En Mi Ascensor, was the opening act in a show precisely of  Un Pingüino En Mi Ascensor. The band's guitarist, Antonio Zancajo, died on October 20, 2023.[SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]